The Pin is mightier than the sword
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Endurance racing, Formula E, feeder series. Occasionally F1. Doriane Pin fan account. Statistician by day, sometimes it shows up here too.
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Who is Doriane Pin, what's she done and why does she have a large fanbase for a struggling FRegional driver? A career retrospective and driver evangelism 🧵. Simple answer: she's a French racing driver; the first thing you'll notice is she's tiny - short enough she had to delay karting by a year.
Jakobsen/Quinn/Sowery/Kurtz actually being the class of the field as well as looking like the class of the field is something of a rarity. It's a very strong lineup, but also attracts drama like anything. This time all of the drama seems to have been pre-fog though.
January 25, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Jakobsen/Quinn/Sowery/Kurtz actually being the class of the field as well as looking like the class of the field is something of a rarity. It's a very strong lineup, but also attracts drama like anything. This time all of the drama seems to have been pre-fog though.
Malthe Jakobsen has a Rolex! And some other guys I guess.
January 25, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Malthe Jakobsen has a Rolex! And some other guys I guess.
that was definitely a "Philip Nasr" wasn't it.
January 25, 2026 at 6:42 PM
that was definitely a "Philip Nasr" wasn't it.
Congratulations to the 24 Hours of Daytona on lasting 24 Hours, you can't take these things for granted these days.
January 25, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Congratulations to the 24 Hours of Daytona on lasting 24 Hours, you can't take these things for granted these days.
That should probably be a penalty, tbh. Thiim was ahead, and Ellis hit him, and regained the position by doing so. I see no chance they'd give it, mind.
January 25, 2026 at 6:32 PM
That should probably be a penalty, tbh. Thiim was ahead, and Ellis hit him, and regained the position by doing so. I see no chance they'd give it, mind.
I'm sensing a certain amount of dissatsifaction here
January 25, 2026 at 6:28 PM
I'm sensing a certain amount of dissatsifaction here
Mildly terrified of the fact that the #04 seems to have this under control because that very rarely happens and when it does something generally goes wrong.
January 25, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Mildly terrified of the fact that the #04 seems to have this under control because that very rarely happens and when it does something generally goes wrong.
There's a certain type of Formula E fan lamenting that "Inter Europol" doesn't have the same syllable stress pattern as "Envision" for brainworm reasons.
January 25, 2026 at 5:58 PM
There's a certain type of Formula E fan lamenting that "Inter Europol" doesn't have the same syllable stress pattern as "Envision" for brainworm reasons.
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Daytona fog doesn't quite have the same impact as Nurburgring fog but it does have its own charm I suppose.
January 25, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Daytona fog doesn't quite have the same impact as Nurburgring fog but it does have its own charm I suppose.
Unlike MSR I'm getting pretty tired so it's bedtime.
January 25, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Unlike MSR I'm getting pretty tired so it's bedtime.
I think the #04 has now held pretty much every position in the LMP2 running order. They're not going to hold the lead, not once they have to put George Kurtz back in (though they've also not used Malthe Jakobsen yet), but it's still weirdly impressive.
January 25, 2026 at 12:52 AM
I think the #04 has now held pretty much every position in the LMP2 running order. They're not going to hold the lead, not once they have to put George Kurtz back in (though they've also not used Malthe Jakobsen yet), but it's still weirdly impressive.
Was somebody making rude gestures at the drivers from behind the camera when the Porsche drivers were getting their profile shots done?
January 25, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Was somebody making rude gestures at the drivers from behind the camera when the Porsche drivers were getting their profile shots done?
Was there really nothing more exciting happening than a stop and hold happening for the last 90 seconds, broadcast director?
January 25, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Was there really nothing more exciting happening than a stop and hold happening for the last 90 seconds, broadcast director?
You know IMSA you could just tell cars whether or not to take the wave-by and avoid the whole "stop and 3:36 penalty" nonsense.
January 25, 2026 at 12:13 AM
You know IMSA you could just tell cars whether or not to take the wave-by and avoid the whole "stop and 3:36 penalty" nonsense.
OK somehow the #85 is leading the race. Porsche engineers now frantically rechecking evo CFD calculations.....
January 25, 2026 at 12:12 AM
OK somehow the #85 is leading the race. Porsche engineers now frantically rechecking evo CFD calculations.....
Come on GTP you're supposed to be the competent ones.
January 25, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Come on GTP you're supposed to be the competent ones.
Apparently you can't buy a Pfaff hoodie at Daytona this year because they all got held up at the border. My correspondent did buy a Manthey hoodie though so apparently you can get hoodies in somehow...
January 24, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Apparently you can't buy a Pfaff hoodie at Daytona this year because they all got held up at the border. My correspondent did buy a Manthey hoodie though so apparently you can get hoodies in somehow...
Gonna make a car with a back nose.
January 24, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Gonna make a car with a back nose.
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am I somehow shoehorning touring car posting into the middle of the Daytona 24h? YOU'D BETTER BELIEVE IT BUDDY
January 24, 2026 at 11:07 PM
am I somehow shoehorning touring car posting into the middle of the Daytona 24h? YOU'D BETTER BELIEVE IT BUDDY
Naturally, this was all going far too smoothly so they got another drive through for too many men over the wall and dropped to fourth, though Sowery has recovered one of those places and they're now third.
OK the #04 has been involved in two crashes and has had a drive-through and is somehow second. I....have no idea what is up with LMP2 but it's probably bad.
January 24, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Naturally, this was all going far too smoothly so they got another drive through for too many men over the wall and dropped to fourth, though Sowery has recovered one of those places and they're now third.
Commentators, we literally know how much fuel the GTPs have got on board, you don't have to guess whether or not we should be having them in or not. (They've got about 4-5 laps, except Bamber who has one less).
January 24, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Commentators, we literally know how much fuel the GTPs have got on board, you don't have to guess whether or not we should be having them in or not. (They've got about 4-5 laps, except Bamber who has one less).
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I propose we rename them the Curséd Horseshoe and the Widdershins Horseshoe (cc @putdorianedown.bsky.social ) #rolex24
January 24, 2026 at 10:28 PM
I propose we rename them the Curséd Horseshoe and the Widdershins Horseshoe (cc @putdorianedown.bsky.social ) #rolex24
OK the #04 has been involved in two crashes and has had a drive-through and is somehow second. I....have no idea what is up with LMP2 but it's probably bad.
January 24, 2026 at 10:25 PM
OK the #04 has been involved in two crashes and has had a drive-through and is somehow second. I....have no idea what is up with LMP2 but it's probably bad.